I referred to $900/month as the difference between my current
salary and new offer.....
Anyway, i got my current job through an employment agency and
the catch is that if i resign within 3 months, I pay them 1 month
of my salary. To be precise, my salary is 2550 with a $50 meal
allowance every month. $2.50 is deducted per day that I am absent
from work for any reason eg. AL, NPL, MC, etc.
So the contract with the job agency states:
“ I agree to pay *** PTE LTD a service fee
equivalent to one (01) Month of my offered salary or the invoiced
amount to the employer, whichever is higher. Signing
the letter of appointment or commencing work
with the employer deems acceptance of the job offer.”
Now im trying to fight to pay only 2550 instead of 2600 (its a
matter of principle; we cant let them think jobseekers are easily
bullied) but the manager insists on me paying that extra $50.
What are your thoughts on how i can argue? Isnt an allowance not
a salary?
According to the Employment Act found at http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_retrieve.pl?actno=REVED-91 ,
"salary" means all remuneration including allowances payable to an
employee in respect of work done under his contract of service, but
does not include —
(a) the value of any house accommodation, supply of electricity,
water, medical attendance, or other amenity, or of any service
excluded by general or special order of the Minister published in
the Gazette;
(b) any contribution paid by the employer on his own account to
any pension fund or provident fund;
(c) any travelling allowance or the value of any travelling
concession;
(d) any sum paid to the employee to reimburse him for special
expenses incurred by him in the course of his employment;
(e) any gratuity payable on discharge or retirement; and
(f) any retrenchment benefit payable on retrenchment;
If I read this correctly, does it mean that I have to pay the $50
meal allowance but i dont have to pay the 20% CPF portion?
